Eight-year-old boy killed in Waterford arson attack had heart surgery two weeks ago

The eight-year-old boy who died following an arson attack at his home in Waterford city on Tuesday had an operation on his heart just two weeks ago. Jayden English died following a petrol bomb attack on his home in the Birchwood estate in Waterford city. His parents, Kim and Philip, and his brother Callum (12) also lost their lives in the incident. A girl and a boy, aged 14 and six, are in critical condition at Children’s Health Ireland in Crumlin. Jayden and his six-year-old brother previously featured on the social media of Bumbleance, Ireland’s official dedicated children’s ambulance service.